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Blood pH - There is a complex relationship between the pH levels and fundamental biochemical functions in the human body.
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Introduction: There is a complex relationship between the pH levels and fundamental biochemical functions in the human body. pH is the measurement of acidity or alkalinity of a substance, in this instance blood. pH stands for 'potential Hydrogen'. The pH scale runs from 0 to 14 and is the indicator of the level of free protons (H+) in a system. At the lower end of the scale indicates a strong, complete acid that that is saturated with highly reactive free protons. At the higher end of the scale it indicates a strong, complete alkali with virtually no free protons and is saturated with highly reactive hydroxide ions (OH-). In the middle of this pH scale at 7 indicates that it is neutral, neither acid or alkaline. The pH scale is logarithmic so each number step up the scale is a tenfold increase. The human body functions at its best in a slight...
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